Junk Food Could Be Wreaking Havoc On Your Body In A Way You Might Not Have Suspected

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5/07/2016 2:51:09 PM

It's still not good for you (sorry).

You already know that consuming a junk food-laden diet is one of the worst things you can do for your waistline, but a recent study suggests it could be quietly harming you in a way you may not expect.

The study, published in the journal Experimental Pshysiology, showed a diet high in junk food could damage your kidneys in the same way as Type 2 diabetes.

In a bid to understand the relationship between the two, a research team from the Anglia Ruskin University fed your dream diet of chocolate bars, marshmallows, cheese and biscuits to a group of rats for a two-month period, while a separate group were fed fatty meals for just five weeks.

After analysing both their blood sugar levels and the way in which cells responsible for transporting blood sugar in their kidneys operated, the research team found kidney function in both groups was negatively impacted and their blood sugar increased at similar rates, which can lead to obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes in humans.